Walderslade School
Chatham, ME5 0LE · Medway · secondary school
17th of 18 secondary schools in Medway we can score, 20 in total — the rest without enough published data. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
Its results hold up when the comparison narrows to schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds — 0.1/10 against 672 of them, against 0.1/10 nationally. So this is not simply a reflection of who attends. Both figures are results only, without the inspection grade. A lower figure here means a stronger comparison group, not a weaker school.
How this is worked out
| Measure | Percentile | Weight | Adds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 5+ English & maths 2024/25 | 11.4 · 0 | 45% | 0.02 |
| Ofsted | 1 | 40% | 0.03 |
| Attainment 8 2024/25 | 29.9 · 1 | 15% | 0.02 |
Each measure is read as a position among comparable schools, so a school in the middle of the country scores 5. Full method.
Get to know the school
How it's doing. The school was rated Inadequate by Ofsted in 2023. In 2024/25, 11.4% of pupils achieved Grade 5 or above in English and maths. Attainment 8 was 29.9, compared to the national median of 44.6. Its results are much the same when the comparison narrows to schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds, so the gap is not explained by intake (0.1 out of 10 either way).
Getting in. The school has 806 pupils in a capacity of 949, leaving 143 spare places. This means the school has real spare room, so a place is likely and classes are smaller than it is built for.
Worth asking on a visit. How does the leadership team plan to address the Inadequate rating from the 2023 inspection? What specific support is available for pupils who are not meeting expected standards in English and maths? How does the school utilise its current spare capacity to enhance the learning environment?
Written by AI from this school's published results, inspection record and its own website — not by Ofsted, the school, or SchoolsGPT staff. Every figure above comes from the sources on this page. Check anything that matters with the school.
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